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October 20
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on October 20. From 1900 until now.
October 20 is under the sign of Libra.
Famous birthdays on this day include Snoop Dogg (1971), Viggo Mortensen (1958) and Candice Swanepoel (1988).
Several movies were released around October 20 over the years, such as Interstellar in 2014 directed by Christopher Nolan and I Am Cuba in 1964 directed by Mikhail Kalatozov.
But much more happened on October 20 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around October 20 over the years?
Interstellar
Release year: 2014
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy
Country: United States of America
I Am Cuba
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Mikhail Kalatozov
Starring: Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo, Raúl García
Country: United States of America
The Terminator
Release year: 1984
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield
Country: United States of America
The Incredibles
Release year: 2004
Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee
Country: United States of America
The Roaring Twenties
Release year: 1939
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Starring: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Gladys George
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 20?
- 2018 Four U.S. tourists are killed in Costa Rica after a rafting accident on a swollen river. (BBC)
- 2017 Syrian Civil War: Battle of Raqqa (2017): The Syrian Democratic Forces announce the "total liberation" of Raqqa, previously the de facto capital of ISIL. (CNN)
- 2016 Turkish military intervention in the Syrian Civil War: Turkish jets hit Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia with 26 airstrikes in three recently-captured-from-ISIL villages west of al-Bab and northeast of Aleppo. The Turkish General Staff says between 160 and 200 have been killed, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports 11 dead and dozens of people wounded. (Reuters), (USA Today)
- 2015 Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present): The United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford arrived in Iraq to discuss the ongoing battle against ISIS. (AP)
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Events
- Snoop Dogg: American musician, the embodiment of...
- Viggo Mortensen: American actor, he became a sex symbol...
- Candice Swanepoel: South African model.
- John Krasinski: American actor, director and...
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Famous Birthday
- Burt Lancaster: Actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart...
- Joel McCrea: American actor of over 100 films who...
- Anthony Quayle: England, United Kingdom -- Actor (Anne...
- Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov: Composer, dies at 78.
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 20 over the years?
- 2017 Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) - Cardi B
- 2016 Closer - The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
- 2015 The Weeknd - The Hills
- 2014 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
- 2013 Lorde - Royals
- 2012 One More Night - Maroon 5
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2011
Someone Like You - Adele
- 2010 Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
- 2009 Jay Sean - Down
- 2008 T.I. - Live Your Life
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
- 2016 Heathens - twenty one pilots
- 2015 Renegades - X Ambassadors
- 2014 A Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay
- 2013 Lorde - Royals
- 2012 fun. - Some Nights
- 2011 Walk - Foo Fighters
- 2010 Stone Sour - Say You'll Haunt Me
- 2009 Alice In Chains - Check My Brain
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around October 20 over the years?
A Lesson Before Dying
Year: 1997
By: Ernest J. Gaines
From the author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman comes a deep and compassionate novel, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Return To Paradise
Year: 1951
By: James A. Michener
James A. Michener, the master of historical fiction, revisits the scenes of his first great work, Tales of the South Pacific, the Pulitzer Prize winner that brought him international acclaim.
The Eagle Has Landed
Year: 1975
By: Jack Higgins
As the Allied forces slowly begin turning the tide of war, Hitler vehemently orders the impossible—kidnap Winston Churchill, or kill him.
King Of Paris
Year: 1956
By: Guy Endore
"He was one of those men who lead 10 lives while the rest of us live one." That's how the author begins this biographical novel about Alexandre Dumas.
A Man Called Intrepid
Year: 1976
By: William Stevenson
A New York Times Best Seller!The classic real-life story of the superspy whose vast intelligence network helped defeat the Nazis in World War II.A Man Called Intrepid is the account of the world’s first integrated intelligence operation and of its …